A Taiwanese research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in optical microscopy, using chemical expansion to enlarge the volume of brain tissue samples by up to 64,000 times to allow detailed ...

Phase contrast microscopy is a white-light optical microscopy technique that relies on sample-induced phase changes in illumination light to generate images with more information than provided by ...

The Challenge of Optical Sectioning and Resolution Optical microscopy is an important technique for 3D imaging of biological structures. However, conventional wide-field systems struggle with ...

HOWE, Texas (KTEN) — The executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has approved plans to build a concrete batch plant on Bennett Road near Howe.

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Aston University researchers have developed a new class of optical microresonators, miniature optical devices that strongly confine and enhance light in microscopic dimensions. They are essential ...

The view of our home galaxy lit up the night sky at the U.S. National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

Optical illusions reveal personality traits. YourTango shares an image. The first thing you see indicates your dominant perspective. A dancing couple means you prioritize romantic love.

The telescope worked by reflecting light from a mirror down a 200-foot-long (61 m) concrete optical tunnel. In 2017, the telescope was decommissioned, after decades of serving the scientific ...